Sema and Its Related Spaces Effects on Framework, Architectural and Urban Spaces of ChalapioghluKhangah (Zanjan,Iran)

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Mehrvash Kazemi ¹ , Parisa Vahdat Ghasemi ² , Amin Alizadeh ³

1 - Ph. D,Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University Shabestar Branch
2 - Msc on Architecture, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, shabestar Branch
3 - Master of Art on Architecture, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University ,Ahar Branch

Received: 2011-11-18 Accepted : 2012-02-19 Published : 2012-01-01

Keywords: architecture, Khanghah, Sema, chalabioghlu Khanghah,

Abstract :

In study of sema and its related architectural spaces in chalabioghlu khanghah, the main goal is to understand the mostimportant principles of spaces formation in the complex.To achieve this goal, at the very first place it’s necessary to study Sema tradition itself in the second step, architecture ofthe complex should be taken to consideration, both as a whole and in details. Acquiring all these information, it wouldbe possible perspective of how the space was shaped and know the prominent factors in this relationship. Also theirfunctions and relations would be completely clarified, in order to have a proper answer for how Sema had effected thesymbolic conformation of the complex. The results will classify the compartments and features which form Khanghahcomplexes in accordance with different levels of Islamic art, as well as the way function had modified the process ofbuilding formation.